The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-09-16


Then let the tariff be reformed in de-
il.item by item. and the old system har-
mOniZed with the needs ofgOyeInment and
III way to ensurc permanent protection
10 American manufacturing Industries.
without disarranging the business in
;erCStS OF The country, and let that syS-
:am become fixed and stable.-Durham
IOJ0 co Plat.
We must he very stupid and lived
o vc.Y little purpose and learned
very llutle about the principles Of the
Democratic party, if the above is
Democra doctrine. Protection
don't belong o The Democratic TO,
oabu AIRY Wien applied 20 The maru-
FAC Il ing Industries in contradistinc
/ on 10 o.her Industries in which our
LeO3'e a~e Engaged. Why should
he manufac,u 'ers &c protected in>
s.e&d Of OTTER people and at other
PEOPLES expense? Will some one
explain? II protect The hat and
shoe make, is to Cypress vhe hat ald
SHOE weare:. To = eject tue cheese
and butter maker is to rob the
cheese ana butter eaten. To plo.
tecU he taAuile {abrics TALL goods
WUvenl is tn 0ppress. rob. defraud
and Swindle those who wear these
goods. Every dollar of protection.
land IL is by tue milliOns) is jus,
that much extorted and drawn from
ti.c people fer the benefit of the
!n;,nu X; urers, under cover Of the
! uiff laws. without compensa. ior.
Iftre nat maker is projected one
jt":'..r or fly cents, the man who
wears he nat VIII have 70 BAY one
dollar OF fly cents more fnf the hat.
Il ne shoe akeI is protectod fifty
CENTS on Il D,.iC of shoes, the mau
who buys The shoes will have t. pay
fl y cents a pair mo- tOT shoes.
This is true OF every article you buy.
his is the meaning of protection. S
| J .iynI is it juSc, is il honest. is it
! he way for government ia treat
is c,tizvnss Ia 1t right and honest
: q TX tue farmer, the mechanic, and
/ .nt lahOrer for for tue benefit of the
III ,Hufacturer? Under what ebliga-
! "a - .he government TO build III
$50 manufacturing Industries Of the
|''nl. J at the expense OF the farm
~ mechanical and other Industries
or &c coun. " Wit some one en-,
! N"sr let rhat system become
feed and stable" God n"O;d. Yes,
no. sat sized VIII me ion hooks
t";,t now 2"appie Us 20 the chariot
"hccl7 of The moneyed kings, some
wUuld make these hooAs o. Steel and
bind us forever. A telegram to the
newspapers say the Administration
has formulated Tariff bill. remov-
| ing the tax from tobacco. and put.
! ting raw materials on the free list.
We hope and trust this is fa!se
rune. Why remove the tax from
tobacco? Why surrender thirty
million dollars the tax on tobacco.
voluntary self-imposed tax or a
luxury Of lie that that amount may
be retained on The necessaries Of lie?
VIII the people Of North Carolina
get rid Of settle and his odious con
teMtabie tribe of revenue sneCzers
and pinps and spies? Will there be
one revenue officer less in the State
or .Le United States? What will be
gained by abolishing the tax on
tobacco? Nothing, simply nothing.
Thirty million dollars taken off of a
luxury of life and retained on the nee
essities of the life. What folly. What
stupidity. What madness. What
an injustice; what an outrage upon
craftsmanship. Yes, take the tariff
off OfimLorted raw materials, thereby
enabling the manufacturers 20 get
their materials ior seven million
+ dollars less, depriving the govern
ment of ven million dollars re-
venue, and put seven million dollar,
In the pockets of these monrved
lords, III order to enable them to
| compete in foreign markets with